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Battersea 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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In the table on pp. 64 to 66 is shown the information required
by the Ministry of Health in regard to notifications.
The localisation of the disease in the 297 new cases notified
or reported in 1931 is summarised below:—
Localisation of Disease.
| Pulmonary (232) | Bones and Joints (19) | Glands (14) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungs | 221 | Elbow | 1 | Cervical | 12 |
| Lungs, Brain, Glands & Spleen | 1 | Hip | 1 | Ileum | 1 |
| Knee | 2 | Unspecified | 1 | ||
| Lungs and Intes-tines | 1 | Mastoid | 1 | ||
| Sacro-iliac Joint | 2 | Bladder | 1 | ||
| Lungs and Kidney | 1 | Shoulder | 1 | Kidney | 2 |
| Lungs and Knee | 1 | Spine | 8 | Testicle | 1 |
| Lungs and Larynx | 2 | Spine and Perito-neum | 1 | ||
| Lungs and Miliary | 1 | ||||
| Lupus | 2 | ||||
| Lungs and Pharynx | 1 | Thigh and Groin | 1 | ||
| Unspecified | 1 | ||||
| Lungs and Wrist | 1 | Wrist | 1 | ||
| Pleura | 2 | ||||
| Generalised | 2 | ||||
| Peritoneum | 5 | Miliary | 1 | ||
| Peritoneum and Fallopian Tubes | 1 | Miliary and Meninges | 1 | ||
| Rectal Abscess | 1 | Total | 297 | ||
| Unspecified | 1 | ||||
| Meninges | 13 | ||||
Non-Notification of Tuberculosis. The following table gives particulars in regard to non-notification of Tuberculosis for the 5 year 1927-1931.
| Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Notified on Form I. & II.(Primary Notification not received). | Reported from other sources | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 12 | 14 | _ | — | 26 |
| 1928 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 1929 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 |
| 1930 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 1931 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 40 |
In accordance with the suggestions contained in the circular
letter of the Ministry of Health, dated 22nd December, 1924,
with reference to the requirements of notification, in all cases
where the obligation of notification is not complied with, the attention
of the Medical Practitioner concerned is drawn to the omission,
and an explanation requested. It was not found necessary to take
any legal action during 1931.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The death rate from Tuberculosis was somewhat higher in
1931 than in the previous year, being 108.3 per 100,000 population,
as compared with 100.8 in 1930, 127.3 in 1929, 98.1 in 1928 and
103.6 in 1927. The lowest death-rate recorded was that of 1926,
when it was 96.6 per 100,000 population.